Mere
vs Warminster Broadway
Warminster Broadway has the younger population: 13% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Mere. Homes in Mere sold for a median of £372,000, 18% above Warminster Broadway. Mere has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 15%).
People
Mere has 4,441 residents in 2,044 households; Warminster Broadway has 4,832 in 2,179. Mere has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 34%, 3.2 percentage points more than Warminster Broadway (Wiltshire: 22%). Mere has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 3.4 percentage points more than Warminster Broadway (Wiltshire: 28%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 45% of homes in Mere and 41% in Warminster Broadway. Warminster Broadway has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 78%, 10.5 percentage points more than Mere (Wiltshire: 67%). Mere has the higher share of private renting: 16%, 5 percentage points more than Warminster Broadway (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £372,000 in Mere and £316,000 in Warminster Broadway, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (16% and 15%). A typical postcode has 16 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Mere, and 42 in Warminster Broadway. The typical postcode is 774 m from the nearest school in Mere and 462 m in Warminster Broadway. The typical postcode is 6,384 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Mere and 1,492 m in Warminster Broadway. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 47% of premises in Mere and 85% in Warminster Broadway.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 60 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Mere and 49 in Warminster Broadway, against 62 across Wiltshire. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.
Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations
In brief.
Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.
Mere is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 4,441 people in 2,044 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £372,000 over the past two years, 16% above the Wiltshire median. On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 19% below the Wiltshire average.
Warminster Broadway is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 4,832 people in 2,179 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £316,000 over the past two years, in line with the Wiltshire median. On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 23% below the Wiltshire average.
More comparisons.
Mere and Warminster Broadway next to other wards of Wiltshire.